Drive-gearing for wringers.



R. WB ARNE. DRIVE GEARINGIOR WRINGERS. APPLICATION TILED FEB. 20, 1914.

1,1 @923. Patented Dec. 1914.

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RICHARD LEDDIGOAT WEARNE, 0F BINGHAM'ION, NEVI YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BINGHAMTON W'ASI-IING MACHINE 00., 0F IBINGHAIVITON, NEW YORK.-

IDRIVE-GEABING FOR WRINGERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, RICHARD Lnonrconr W nnmvn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Drive-Gearing for WVringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to driving gearing particularly designed for use in connection with clothes wringers of that type adapted to be actuated by a motor used for operating the washer to which the wringer is attached.

In structures of the type referred to, it is desirable to provide means whereby the wringer can be caused to feed fabrics in either direction therethrough or can be left inactive without stopping the motor which is coupled to the wringer operating mechanism and to the washer.

One of the objects ofthe present invention is to provide simple and compact mechanism by means of which the main roller of the wringer can be caused to rotate in either direction or can be left inactive, at the will of the user.

Another object is to provide driving gearing which is simple in construction and which can be quickly and accurately shifted to setup the desired relation between the driving shaft and the main roller of the wringer.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of the gear case in position, a portion of the wringer frame being shown. Fig. 2 is a section on line A.-B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line CD Fig. 2, the gears being shown set to inactive position. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 8 and showing the gears set to drive the wringer rolls in one direction. Fig. 5 is a similar view, showing the gears set to drive the rolls in the 0ppositedirection. Fig. 6 is a section on line EF Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the gear carrying lever. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section on the line G-H Fig. 7.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a portion of the frame of a clothes wringer while the rollers have been ind cated at 2 and 3 respectively, these being provided, if desired, with the usual or any preferred arrangement of gears fwhereby the rollers are caused positively to rotate in opposite directions and to feed fabrics between them.

A gear case 5 is secured to the outer side of the frame 1 and the shaft 6 of roller 3 projects into this gear case and has a gear 7 keyed or otherwlse secured thereto so as to rotate therewith. Another gear 8 is mounted to rotate freely upon the outer end of the shaft 6, this gear being of the same size and mesh as the gear 7 and being fitted closely against it. Gear 8 has a cylindrical extension 9 upon one side thereof which rotates within a circular opening 10 formed within the cover plate 11, this cover plate being fitted upon the case 5 and held thereto by means of screws 12. The outer face of the extension 9 is formed with segmental recesses 13 for the reception of a coupling, not shown, carried by a driving shaft, not shown.

A shaft 14 is extended through the gear case and its cover plate at a point preferably directly above shat 6, there being a gear 15 loosely mounted on the said shaft 1 1 and constantly meshing with gear 8.

Fulcrui'ned on the shaft 1% is a lever 16, one arm 17 of which has a bearing stud 18 extending laterally therefrom and constituting a bearing for a gear 19 of such size as to mesh simultaneously with both gears 7 and 8. Another stud 20 extends laterally from the other arm 21 of the lever and journaled on this stud 20 is a double gear 22 having one set of teeth 28 meshing constantly with the gear 15 while another set of teeth 24: is adapted to move into and out of mesh with the gear 7.

Ears 25 are formed on the arm 21 of lever 16 and pivotally mounted between these ears is an elongated handle 26 which extends through an arcuate opening 27 formed in the cover plate 11. A spring 28 is interposed between arm 21 and the inner end of handle 26, thusserving to press the handle normally against a flange 29 formed along the outer end of the opening 27. This flange has three notches 30, 31 and 32 therein any one of which is adapted to receive a lip 33 formed upon the handle 26.

It will be understood that under normal conditions the handle is in position with its lip 33 seated in intermediate notch 31.

With the parts thus located, the gears will be positioned as shown in Fig. 3. In other Words the gear 24: will be out of mesh with geargS and gear 19 will be out of mesh with the gears 7 and 8. Consequently, even though the gear 8 should be rotated through its coupling extension 9', said gear 8 will merely rotate freely on the shaft 6 and will cause the gears 15 and 22 to rotate freely upon their respective bearings. The rollers 2 and 3 will not be actuated. By shifting handle 26 to position the lip 33 in notch 30, the gears will be moved to the positions shown in Fig. 5 whereupon gear 19 will be brought into mesh with the two gears 7 and 8 so that they will be caused to rotate together. Consequently the rollers 2 and 3 Will be actuated'for the purpose of feeding fabrics in'one direction therebetween. Bv disengaging the lip from notch 30 and moving it into engagement with notch 32, the gears will be brought to the positions shown in Fig. 4. When thus located, the gear 7 is uncoupled from gear 8 while the teeth 24 of gear 22 move into mesh with gear 7. Consequently during the rotation of gear 8 motion lli oe transmitted therefrom through gear 15, to the teeth 23 on gear 22 and, through the teeth 24, to gear 7. Thus the rotation of the rollers 2 and 3 will be reversed and fabrics will be caused to feed in the opposite direction.

It will be seen that the gearing utilized for the purpose of driving the rollers in either direction and for rendering them inactive, is very simple, compact, and will not readily get out of order.

Especial importance is attached to the use of thecOupling gear 19 which, when shifted into alinement with the two meshing gears 7 and 8, will rotate therewith and at the same time cause them to revolve in unison.

What is claimed is 1. Driving gearing for wringers and the like, including a shaft, a gear secured thereto, a driving gear mounted for rotation on said shaft, said gears being of the same diameter, an intermediate gear constantly meshing with the driving gear, a lever, a coupling gear loosely supported thereby and movable into mesh with the driving gear and the gear on the shaft to couple said gears together, a double gear constantly meshing with the intermediate gear and loosely supported by the lever, said double gear being movable into mesh with the gear on the shaft, the double gear and the coupling gear being movable alternately into active position.

2. The combination with a shaft, a gear secured thereto, and a driving gear loosely mounted on the shaft, said gears being of the same diameter, of a freely revoluble coupling gear, means for shifting said gear into and out of mesh with the first named gears to couple and uncouple them for rotation in the same direction in unison, a double gear, means for constantly rotating the same from the driving gear, and means for shifting said coupling gear into and out of mesh with the gear on the shaft, said double gear and coupling gear being shift-able alternately into active positions.

3. The combination with a shaft, a gear secured thereto, and a driving gear loosely mounted on the shaft, said gears being of the same diameter, of a freely revoluble coupling gear, means for shifting said gear into and out of mesh with the first named gears to couple and uncouple them for rotation in the same direction in unison, a double gear, means for constantly rotating the same from the driving gear, means for shifting said coupling gear into and out of mesh with the gear on the shaft, said double gear and coupling gear being shiftable alternately into active positions, and means for holding the double and coupling gears out of mesh with the gear upon the shaft whereby to maintain said gear inactive.

4. The combination with a shaft, and a gear secured thereto and revoluble there- With, of a driving gear mounted to rotate freely about the axis of the shaft, said gears being of the same diameter, an intermediate gear constantly meshing with the driving gear, a lever tiltable about the axis of the intermediate gear, a coupling gear mounted to freely rotate upon the lever, a double gear constantly meshing with the intermediate gear and mounted to freely rotate upon the lever, and means for shifting the lever to any one of three positions thereby either to shift the coupling gear into mesh with the driving gear and the gear upon the shaft, to shift the double gear into mesh with the gear upon the shaft, or to shift both the coupling gear and double gear to positions out of mesh with the gear upon the shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD LEDDICOAT WEARNE.

Witnesses O. A. BRAZIL, G. L. DAVIS.

Copies of'this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

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